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Ok, new DVD is on sale this week. 4 best of episode set. $9.99 at BBuy and CCity confirmed. Rumor has it that this is the "Tv Test" like with Family Guy (sales numbers will decide if it comes back to Fox Tv or just the DVD only movies) So, if you like the show and want to help, nows the cheapest time to buy!

Amazon link for those who miss the first week (still pretty cheap):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...4/102-7069731-5577714?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846
 
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Wow only four episodes. Thats a pretty piss poor test considering any fan would want to wait for an entire season and not waste their money on this.
 
[quote name='Mr Unoriginal']Wow only four episodes. Thats a pretty piss poor test considering any fan would want to wait for an entire season and not waste their money on this.[/QUOTE]
The episodes are all already released. Obviously this is to see if a more general audience would be interested in having futurama back.
The Season Sets sales are high enough that they already greenlit a new DVD movie. This "best of" is to gauge the more casual fans interest.
That said, its a good 4 episodes and well worth it if you dont want to drop $30-$40 per season * 4. A little futurama in the collection is better than none at all, especially when its four solid episodes.
 
I would buy it, but I already have all 4 seasons like any fan would. And yes, I am also waiting for them to bring this back. The Adult Swim reruns are the best thing on TV. Also, I heard rumors about a direct-to-DVD Futurama movie. Did that somehow turn into this thing?

EDIT: I don't know why The Sting is on there. It's good, but the other 3 episodes are freaking incredible. $9.99 is worth it just for Roswell that Ends Well.
 
[quote name='punqsux']pretty poor "test" if thats true...the whole series is on dvd, why would i but this?[/QUOTE]
Again guys, you are looking at this the wrong way. It is NOT intended for those who already have the box sets. OF COURSE those people want it back on tv. Those sales greenlit the movie. This is

A) To cash in even further on already done content
B) To gauge GENERAL INTEREST in the show.

There are a lot of people out there who'd pick up a $9.99 DVD before theyd throw down $30-$40 on a box set. Yes, in the long run if youre going to get it all its rather silly as all you get is a few bonuses but not everybody out there has/wants all FOUR DVD season sets.

This "Best of" is like any best of, mostly for the casual fan of something.
 
Even if I was a casual fan I'd rather buy the first season DVD if I was curious then some 4 episode compilation - this is one test Futurama will definitely fail.
 
It really isn't that cheap $10 for 4 episodes ($2.50 an episode) or $25-$30 per season (about 20 episodes, $1.25-$1.50 per episode). Who would want just 4 episodes anyway?
 
*EDIT*

I don't think this is the viewer test DVD at all....as said before, PISS POOR attempt. I think the movie will be the true test of general interest in the show, not this sad attempt to cash in.

I will be purchasing that movie most definently, but not wasting $10 on 4 episodes I already have (I own all 4 seasons). And yes, I call myself a pretty big fan, not my favorite show of all time, but it definently shouldn't have been cancelled.
 
When is this movie coming out anyway? Futurama is my personal favorite show (my avatar is from it), but this is the first I've heard of a movie.
 
Hey OP...I don't think this is the actual test itself. As punqsux and others have noted, releasing a bunch of episodes fans already have is not the ideal way to measure who will watch new episodes. I think the direct-to-DVD movie (discussed on www.gotfuturama.com ) will be a more effective way for Fox to test how well brand new Futurama content will market. Since GF is talking as though the movie is not definite yet, might this me a test for the movie, which will them be a test for new episodes??
 
Here's the specific info that sparked the rumor of a Futurama movie. This is Billy West (the voice of so many Futurama characters...most notably Fry) on gotfuturama.com:

Well, I spoke to David X.Cohen because we did promos for a new Futurama compilation and he said that they did have talks with the top guys at FOX and they were extremely impressed with the sales of the Futurama DVDs. The idea was to make a Futurama movie right to DVD and then a 2nd and a 3rd. That's what's being discussed. Fox is trying to figure out a budget for the whole project, and it sounded like David X. was very jazzed!

I would love more than anything to do that show again. I thought it was best experience on every level... creatively, voice-wise, writing, animation and the laughs. The laughs. Writers and performers that respected each other.
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[quote name='PenguinMaster']It really isn't that cheap $10 for 4 episodes ($2.50 an episode) or $25-$30 per season (about 20 episodes, $1.25-$1.50 per episode). Who would want just 4 episodes anyway?[/QUOTE]
Its like supersized fries or restaurant sized mayo. If you arent going to use it all, its still a bad value even if your per ounce cost is less.
Obviously, like any greatest hits CD this really isnt intented but for the hardest of the hardcore and those who have a passing interest in the show and would like to have something of it.

If you didnt want to spend a whole $35 for one season then this is an alternative. Since when the fuck was choice a bad thing?

And an fyi

Season 1= 13 episodes = $2.69 per
Season 2= 19 episodes = $1.84 per
Season 3= 22 episodes = $1.60 per
Season 4= 18 episodes = $1.94 per

For those who want lowest $ per episode.
 
Not worth it, I rented it from netflix to hear the new commentary track on the Hell is for Other Robots animatic and they didn't even include commentary tracks on the 4 episodes on the disc from the original season releases. Also, if this was meant as an introduction/aimed at the casual fans, why not include a 5th episode, the Pilot.

I'll most definitely purchase the movie when it is released on dvd, but I'm not going to blow $9.99 on a skimpy release like this with hardly any new special features.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']I'm confused, why are people posting like the movie isn't confirmed?

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/634/634262p1.html[/QUOTE]

IGN doesnt know their shit from their cereal.

Nothing has been confirmed. Matt Groening and David X. have been in talks for one, but nothing has been cemented yet. Not saying there isnt going to be one, there is about an 80% chance, but keep in mind, its not FOR SURE!

As you can tell, i love Futurama.
 
I don't see what's so hard to understand about this being for the casual fans, gee, Futurama for $10, should I get the best 4 episodes or 20 episodes for 4 times the price which I will never watch? If I wasn't a huge fan of Futurama and more of a casual fan I'd get this since it's only $10

[quote name='stocker08']i guess they would rather play shows like; Nanny 911, So you think you can dance, and Trading Spouses. God Damn they are pathetic.[/QUOTE]
Nanny 911 and Trading Spouses are no longer part of the schedule
 
[quote name='TimPV3']I don't see what's so hard to understand about this being for the casual fans, gee, Futurama for $10, should I get the best 4 episodes or 20 episodes for 4 times the price which I will never watch? If I wasn't a huge fan of Futurama and more of a casual fan I'd get this since it's only $10


Nanny 911 and Trading Spouses are no longer part of the schedule[/QUOTE]

OH THANK THE LORD!

Justice has truly been served.
 
Not wasting my cash.

Release a 'Complete Futurama Series' compilation and we'll talk.

Until then, I like my Simpsons, thank you very much.
 
I hope they bring it back

I got the first season ONLY because it was 15 bucks and liked it

I would buy it but I already have season 1,3,4
trying to get season 2 now :(
 
[quote name='TimPV3']I don't see what's so hard to understand about this being for the casual fans, gee, Futurama for $10, should I get the best 4 episodes or 20 episodes for 4 times the price which I will never watch? If I wasn't a huge fan of Futurama and more of a casual fan I'd get this since it's only $10


Nanny 911 and Trading Spouses are no longer part of the schedule[/QUOTE]
That's one of the things I love about Futurama, with the exception of a few episodes, the series ran just long enough that all 4 seasons are comedic gold. In addition, if I did not already have all 4 seasons I know multiple places nearby where i could get used Volumes for $17 to $20 each. And New boxsets can be had for $30 or less with free shipping online.

If people new to the series want to blow money on a skimpy collection which isn't nearly as cost-to-episode efficient as the season sets, I could care less, but there is absolutely no reason to buy this particular 4 episode collection if you own the season sets based solely on the new content on the release.
 
I'm not going to bother. I already own all 4 seasons. Funny thing is I was a casual fan when it was on TV (since it was always pre-empted anyway) but I bought the set and now I really like it.
 
not sure if this has been posted here or in another Futurama thread but I just realized that there are some extras on this disc.

IMO, $10 is not really a great price for only four eps of Bender goodness.

The extras I know about are:

* Special introduction by series creator Matt Groening and executive producer David X. Cohen, joined by Futurama characters and crew

* Additional introductions for each episode

* Full-length animatic of Hell Is Other Robots featuring optional commentary Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Claudia Katz, Rich Moore, John DiMaggio (voice of Bender), and Billy West (voice of Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, and more)


With that stuff on the disc.. the sale price seems a lot more in line to me.

*lights another candle on the Futurama shrine*
 
[quote name='strebor']I'm not going to bother. I already own all 4 seasons. Funny thing is I was a casual fan when it was on TV (since it was always pre-empted anyway) but I bought the set and now I really like it.[/QUOTE]

yeah, me too - I used to watch religiously in the beginning but it became too much of a pain to figure out when new episodes were on so I kind of just gave up and this was way before I had a DVR to do all of my thinking for me. Thank god for the DVDs.
 
[quote name='javeryh']yeah, me too - I used to watch religiously in the beginning but it became too much of a pain to figure out when new episodes were on so I kind of just gave up and this was way before I had a DVR to do all of my thinking for me. Thank god for the DVDs.[/QUOTE]


That's why it was caneled, the ratings were terrible because no one knew it was on.
 
In the past 3 months, I rented all 4 seasons from the library (yes, you can rent DVDs, they're free, and you keep them for 3 weeks just like books). I had never sat and watched a full episode before renting them, and I loved every episode (Leela's secret past storyline was stretching it, though). After sitting through that many episodes in such a short amount of time, I'd say it ended at a good point. I never lost interest, but...

A fifth season? I'm not too sure of that. Wouldn't that take Futurama to the realm of The Simpsons and Dilbert (daily strip, not the cartoon). It seems everyone and their mom gave up on them after stretching them out for so long. I'd say a DVD movie to finalize the series is perfect at this point, as long as there's no more than 1 short song (only sung by Bender) and they don't all end up rotting in prison at the end...

Favorite Line Ever:

"Friends, I've come to free you from your complicated lives! Free you from the complicated part, I mean, not the lives part...." - Bender
 
[quote name='Kerig']

Favorite Line Ever:

"Friends, I've come to free you from your complicated lives! Free you from the complicated part, I mean, not the lives part...." - Bender[/QUOTE]


Fry: Bender, try shocking him.
Bender: Your checks bounce. Stuff costs more than it used to. Young people use curse words.
Fry: Dammit! This isn't working. We'll have to fix the engine ourselves.
Leela: We can't you bastard, it's impossible

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Fry: Four identical castles!
Bender: Each more identical than the last.

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Bender: Stupid anti-pimping laws!
Robohooker: We love you Bender.
Bender: Shut up, baby. I know it!

______________________________________________

Bender: Blackmail’s such an ugly word. I prefer extortion. The x makes it sound cool.

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Bender: Elzar will teach me to cook!
Elzar: Absolutely not! Number one, your antenna's in my crotch. Number 2, I hate you. Number 3, you're terrible at cooking.
Bender: What was number one again?
Elzar: I hate you.
Bender: I thought that was number two.
Elzar: I kicked it up a notch. Bam!
 
[quote name='Kerig']A fifth season? I'm not too sure of that. Wouldn't that take Futurama to the realm of The Simpsons and Dilbert (daily strip, not the cartoon). [/QUOTE]

The 5th season of The Simpsons (and 6th) are some of the best TV in the history of the world. So no.
 
[quote name='PKRipp3r']Fry: Bender, try shocking him.
Bender: Your checks bounce. Stuff costs more than it used to. Young people use curse words.
Fry: Dammit! This isn't working. We'll have to fix the engine ourselves.
Leela: We can't you bastard, it's impossible

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Fry: Four identical castles!
Bender: Each more identical than the last.

______________________________________________

Bender: Stupid anti-pimping laws!
Robohooker: We love you Bender.
Bender: Shut up, baby. I know it!

______________________________________________

Bender: Blackmail’s such an ugly word. I prefer extortion. The x makes it sound cool.

______________________________________________

Bender: Elzar will teach me to cook!
Elzar: Absolutely not! Number one, your antenna's in my crotch. Number 2, I hate you. Number 3, you're terrible at cooking.
Bender: What was number one again?
Elzar: I hate you.
Bender: I thought that was number two.
Elzar: I kicked it up a notch. Bam![/QUOTE]

:rofl: that stuff sounds hilarious. i need to watch this show called futurama.
 
[quote name='munch']:rofl: that stuff sounds hilarious. i need to watch this show called futurama.[/QUOTE]

It is the second best cartoon ever (next to The Simpsons).
 
A few of my faves:

Dr. Zoidberg: Now open your mouth and lets have a look at that brain.
[Fry opens his mouth]
Dr. Zoidberg: No, no, not that mouth.
Fry: I only have one.
Dr. Zoidberg: Really?
Fry: Uh... is there a human doctor around?
Dr. Zoidberg: Young lady, I am an expert on humans. Now pick a mouth, open it and say "brglgrglgrrr"!
Fry: Uh... brglgrglgrglgrrr!
Dr. Zoidberg: What? My mother was a saint! Get out!
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Neutral Vice President: Your Neutralness, it's a beige alert.
Neutral President: If I don't survive, tell my wife "Hello."
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Narrator: You are entering the realm which is unusual. Maybe it's magic or contains some kind of monster. The second one. Prepare to enter... The Scary Door. Please send a man 'round back and pick up Clyde Smith, a professional gambler who's about to have an unfortunate accident.
Clyde Smith: [Smith is run over by a car, then awakes in a casino. He plays the slot machine and wins] Ha-ha-ha! A casino where I'm winning? That car must've killed me. I must be in heaven!
[wins again]
Clyde Smith: A casino where I always win. That's boring. I must really be... in HELL!
Sebastian Cabot: No, Mr. Smith. You are not in heaven or hell. You are on an airplane!
[unrolls the curtains, revealing the airplane windows. A creature sits on the wing of the plane, ripping wires out of it]
Clyde Smith: There's a gremlin destroying the plane. You gotta believe me!
Sebastian Cabot: Why should I believe you? You're Hitler!
[Pulls out a mirror. Clyde's reflection indeed looks like Hitler]
Clyde Smith: No!
[turns to a woman sitting next to him]
Clyde Smith: Eva Braun! Help me!
[the woman pulls off a mask, revealing the head of a fly]
Clyde Smith: A-a-ah!
Bender: Saw it coming.
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Giant Brain: Pathetic human race. Arranging their knowledge by category just made it easier to absorb. Dewey, you fool! Your decimal system has played right into my hands! Ha ha ha ha!
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[Bender and Fry in Benders apartment]
Bender: [while sleeping] Kill all humans, kill all humans, must kill all hu...
Fry: [shakes him] Bender wake up.
Bender: I was having the most wonderful dream. I think you were in it.
Fry: Listen, Bender, uh... where's your bathroom?
Bender: Bath-what?
Fry: Bathroom.
Bender: What room?
Fry: Bathroom.
Bender: What what?
Fry: Aaah, never mind.
[Bender shuts himself down to sleep, Fry lies on the floor]
Bender: [while sleeping] Hey, sexy mama... Wanna kill all humans?
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[Zapp Brannigan has just piloted the Titanic straight into the path of a black hole]
Captain Zapp Brannigan: Don't blame yourself, Kif. We were doomed from the start. I guess all that remains now is for the captain to go down with the ship.
Lt. Kif Kroker: That's surprisingly noble of you, sir.
Captain Zapp Brannigan: No, it's noble of you, Kif. As of now, you're in command. Congratulations, Captain.
[Zapp runs off]
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Bender has Doomsday bomb planted in him that detonates when he says a predetermined word]
Leela: We couldn't disarm the bomb so we reset the word that triggers it.
Amy Wong: It's from the list of words you almost NEVER say.
Bender: That's using your ass. So, what's the word?
Hermes Conrad: We think it better if you don't know.
Bender: Oooh come on. I'm not going to say it. Please? Oh! Is it "Please"?
Fry: Nope.
Bender: Hmm... words I never say. Oh I know: "Thanks!"
Leela: Bender, stop trying to destroy the world!
Bender: Wait, wait, wait, is it "Sorry"? No. "Funderfull"? Ehh..."Non-alcoholic"?
Amy Wong: Quit it!
Fry: Bender!
Hermes Conrad: Stop it mon!
Dr. Zoidberg: Enough already!
Bender: Compassion? Shrimp toast? Antiqueing?
[a tremendous explosion]
Bender: I'm alright!
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[Dr. Zoidberg's underwater home has burned down]
Dr. Zoidberg: My home! It burned down! How could this happened?
Hermes Conrad: That's a very good question.
Bender: [picking a lit cigar from the ashes] Oh, there's my cigar.
Hermes Conrad: That just raises further questions!
 
Since I already have the other four box sets, I don't think I'll be picking this up but I hope Fox sells enough to get excited about the series again.

My favorite has to be "Spanish Fry":

Bender: Yo, highness! Uh, just out of robo-curiosity, why would you use a guy's nose for an aphrodisiac instead of his,you know ...wing dang doodle?
Lrrr: But I thought the horn was the human, uh, wing dang doodle?
Bender: No sir-ee! The main event, so to speak, is downstairs, near the wallet. Ever seen soccer players line up to block a free kick? They ain't covering their noses, I'll tell ya that much. Well, seeya!
 
[quote name='guardian_owl']A few of my faves:

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[Bender and Fry in Benders apartment]
Bender: [while sleeping] Kill all humans, kill all humans, must kill all hu...
Fry: [shakes him] Bender wake up.
Bender: I was having the most wonderful dream. I think you were in it.
Fry: Listen, Bender, uh... where's your bathroom?
Bender: Bath-what?
Fry: Bathroom.
Bender: What room?
Fry: Bathroom.
Bender: What what?
Fry: Aaah, never mind.
[Bender shuts himself down to sleep, Fry lies on the floor]
Bender: [while sleeping] Hey, sexy mama... Wanna kill all humans?
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:lol: x 1,000,000,000

this might be my fav. Futurama moment of all time.
i actually hurt myself laughing at this the first time i saw it.

that whole Ep. is five star funny

the Zap Brannigan and Kif repartee is also genius.
 
[quote name='munch']:rofl: that stuff sounds hilarious. i need to watch this show called futurama.[/QUOTE]

:lol:

it really is a kick-ass show
 
[quote name='javeryh']It is the second best cartoon ever (next to The Simpsons).[/QUOTE]

god i hate the simpsons.. i thought futurama was better I think the simpsons just keep putting the same formula they've been doing since the 4th season.. but then again.. its been on forever and no one can knock it or a hundred fan boys show up to your house to kill you.

anyways.. i won't be buying this.. 2 hours of stuff for 10 bucks doesn't seem that good to me.
 
$10 is definitely worth it, just for the new commentary tracks. Plus, I don't have the Sting on DVD, since Vol. 4 is still a bit too pricey new.
 
Just an FYI for those who want to give Futurama a try...it's on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network Monday-Thursday at 11:30pm, and Saturday at 11pm. I think they run it a few other times later, too.
 
[quote name='JaytheGamefan']$10 is definitely worth it, just for the new commentary tracks. Plus, I don't have the Sting on DVD, since Vol. 4 is still a bit too pricey new.[/QUOTE]


I got it for like $28 I think, thats too expensive?
 
[quote name='munch']:rofl: that stuff sounds hilarious. i need to watch this show called futurama.[/QUOTE]


That's nothing.

"Roswell That Ends Well" won an Emmy and is the funniest thing ever. The best time travel episode ever, besides Oddessy 5.

Fry yells at his grandpa for looking at the guys in the calendar because he doesn't not want to exist. In the end through he is his own grandapa...

"I thought we weren't suppose to mess up the timeline?" -Fry
"Oh yes... a speech about the timeline coming from 'I'm my own grandpa'." - The Professer

That leads to a great storyline with the Brains.
 
Wow, those were some HUGE favorite "lines"...I felt like I watched those episodes all over again, thanks. There's a little comedy gold in almost every episode. The setup-dialogue is the best, but one-liners are harder to pull off without the surrounding context.

Best Taken-out-of-context quote from Bender:

"Call me old fashioned, but I like a dump to be as memorable as it is devastating." - Bender

It was funny when he said it, but he was talking about dumping a girl...out of context (as a standalone WAV/MP3 bite) it's comedy gold, since, well...we all know clever jokes about excrement satisfy on such a higher level than dating :)
 
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